Autumn
This harvest festival is celebrated in the U.S. on the fourth Thursday of November.
Thanksgiving
Fall
The end of the first quarter usually coincides with this common practice, used by teachers to evaluate student progress and calculate preliminary grades
Report card
A common 15-yard penalty that occurs when a defender illegally tackles or blocks a receiver before the pass is caught, in college it is added at the line of scrimmage, in the NFL it is a spot foul
Pass interference
While it’s the star of the season, THIS favorite fruit of fall is not an actual ingredient in a traditional can of its ground spice blend.
Pumpkin
This type of winter squash, often carved for Halloween, is native to North America and belongs to the genus Cucurbita.
Pumpkin
This phrasal verb means "to deceive or be tricked by," often used when someone tries to fool you with a lie, or possibly to describe developing a love/crush for someone.
Fall for
Different levels of basketball splits their games into different stoppage breaks, high school and the NBA split their games into THIS, whereas middle school and college levels split into halves
Quarters
In the early 20th century, football fields were marked with lines spanning both their length and width, causing the field to visually resemble THIS piece of cooking equipment.
Gridiron
This coffee giant first introduced the Pumpkin Spice Latte in 2003, and later trademarked the popular abbreviation "PSL."
Starbucks
This green pigment in leaves breaks down in the fall, revealing the hidden reds, oranges, and yellows.
Chlorophyll
One of TLC's biggest hits encouraged their listeners to not "Chase" this lofty goal that could be dangerous, often described as a rushing water feature
Waterfalls
If your black cold brew from Meadowlark is $4.63 + a $1 tip, and you pay with a $10 bill, this is how many quarters you will receive back in change
1 ($4.37 in change)
Matt Rhule rebuilt Baylor's football program from 2017-19, and failed as the Carolina Panthers head coach from 2020-22, but before all this he made his name in the coaching world by leading this Philadelphia-based American conference team to a 10-4 record in 2015 (Go Owls)
Temple
The Goelitz Confectionery Company, now known as Jelly Belly, popularized this three-layered, sweet, waxy candy that was originally called "Chicken Feed."
The fall equinox marks the beginning of autumn in the Northern Hemisphere when the hours of daylight and darkness are nearly equal, giving it this Latin-derived name.
Vernal (autumnal) equinox
Also known as a retreat, it's when a majority of an army escapes to a more secure position, could also be used to describe the daylight savings we will experience November 2
Fall back
The first quarter of the calendar year is represented by New Years Day (January 1) to THIS day
March 31
October 7 was the 109th anniversary of THIS school defeating Cumberland College 222-0 in Atlanta, head coach of the winning team? John Heisman. (That Heisman).
Georgia Tech
This quintessential fall fair treat, made by dipping a whole fruit into a confection, is said to have been invented in the 1950s by a Kraft Foods employee.
Caramel apple
This ancient Celtic festival, meaning "Summer's End," is the historical origin of modern Halloween traditions.
Samhain
According to the work of Galileo, any two objects dropped at the same time will hit the ground at the same moment, regardless of their mass, in the absence of THIS opposing force. In a vacuum, a bowling ball and a feather will fall and hit the ground at the same time
Air resistance
After the Moon's first quarter orbit since the new moon, it appears as THIS type of Moon from Earth
Half Moon
This exceptionally rare one-point score can occur during an extra point or two-point conversion attempt if the defense gains possession and then gets tackled or commits a foul in its own end zone.
One point safety
The main distinction between apple cider and apple juice in the US is that the cider is typically unfiltered, giving it this signature appearance.
Cloudy/murky